Peaks: Lafayette, Lincoln, Liberty, Flume, NH
Trails: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Springs Trail, Whitehouse Trail
Date of Hike: 02-10-2013
Parking/Access Road Notes: All lots on the east side of Franconia Notch Parkway are plowed--we parked at Whitehouse and Falling Waters
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction
Water Crossing Notes: No problems, bridges exist on Liberty Springs Trail
Epic day - bucket list hike for me, doing all four in winter. Broken trail up Old Bridle Path. Joined by Steve and Pam below the hut where they took over. No snow to speak of on Lafayette - might want to take snowshoes off once out of the scrub. Microspiked from Lafayette to Little Haystack - occasional (thigh) deep post holes. Franconia Ridge Trail to Liberty Springs was deep and drifted - 2 feet average, drifts to 4 feet. Liberty Springs on out was already broken out. Everything but Flume Slide is now well-tracked out.
Tim
Trails: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Springs Trail, Whitehouse Trail
Date of Hike: 02-10-2013
Parking/Access Road Notes: All lots on the east side of Franconia Notch Parkway are plowed--we parked at Whitehouse and Falling Waters
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow/Ice - Postholes
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction
Water Crossing Notes: No problems, bridges exist on Liberty Springs Trail
Epic day - bucket list hike for me, doing all four in winter. Broken trail up Old Bridle Path. Joined by Steve and Pam below the hut where they took over. No snow to speak of on Lafayette - might want to take snowshoes off once out of the scrub. Microspiked from Lafayette to Little Haystack - occasional (thigh) deep post holes. Franconia Ridge Trail to Liberty Springs was deep and drifted - 2 feet average, drifts to 4 feet. Liberty Springs on out was already broken out. Everything but Flume Slide is now well-tracked out.
Tim
